Nebraska Interests and Accidents Across the State
Reports from several towns detail injuries and deaths. Jerry Gray of Wood River is severely injured after a wagon accident. Governor Nance plans to stay in Lincoln and engage in business after his term. Sutton ships heavy grain loads, while Sharon nears completion of a switch. Ogallala ships ninety carloads of cattle. Thatcher violence leads to arrests with soldiers involved. Navy instructor Townley at Nebraska University and ex-bank robber Dunkle move through Omaha. Senator Ballentine is killed near McCook, leaving a family on a large ranch. Bank cave collapses cause a fatality and close calls in Omaha sewers.
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Jerry Gray
Wood River
Lincoln Democrat
Nance
Osceola
Stromaberg
Sutton Register
Sutton
Nebraska
Clay County
Sharon
Ogallala
West Point
Thatcher
R. H. Townley
United States Navy
State University
T. J. Dunkle
Kewanee
Ill
Omaha
Denver
McCook
Ballentine
Red Willow Creek
Frontier County
Chicago
John H. Wood
Sallie Binns A Philadelphia Almshouse Figure Dies At 69
John Talboy Binns, famed as a topsy female persona at the Philadelphia almshouse, died there at 69. Admitted in 1858 at age 41, he pursued female roles in theater, wore feminine attire, and spoke with an effeminate voice, becoming a notable and controversial resident whose handiwork drew visitors seeking souvenirs.
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John Talboy Binns
Philadelphia Almshouse
A Marvelous Cure For Bodily Ailments
An advertisement promotes Burdock Blood Bitters as a remedy for impurities of blood and liver torpor, bowel irregularity, indigestion constipation and disordered kidneys, claiming a free trial and a price of 00.
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Meyer Bros. 2 CO
Mt. Louis
Kansas City
Burpock
Too Fastidious Poem Praised as Electric Oil Advertisement
A rhyme praising the Electric Oil poet lauds the product as a universal cure for coughs colds asthma and catarrh and even rheumatism. The piece asserts wide recognition and promises low cost relief.
Potatoes and Apples Crop Conditions Across States
The year's potato crop is unusually fine in size and quality, with Kentucky Ohio and Michigan larger than 1880 and Illinois near doubling last year. Tov's shows tripled output and acreage, while potato culture grows rapidly in that state. Potatoes sell for fifteen cents a barrel in the region. Cincinnati ships 2,000 car loads seasonally to southern markets and competes with Chicago for similar trade. Apple crops are strong in Illinois Kansas Missouri Kentucky West Virginia New Jersey and Maine with large yields, though early apples may not keep and prices may rise.
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Frank James surrenders to Missouri authorities amid national note
Frank James yields to Jackson County authorities in Missouri after a letter to Gov. Crittenden proposing surrender. The move follows a wide summer chase as potential indictments and warrants linger. The surrender occurs in a tense national mood with ongoing political and social reporting from coast to coast.
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Frank James
Crittenden
Jefferson City
Jackson County
Frank
Kansas City Times
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James
Missouri
Maj
J. W. Edwards
Sedalia
Independence
Death of Hon. D. C. Ballentine in McCook
Lincoln Journal reports the death of Hon. D. C. Ballentine after an accident at Benkelman station on the B and M line. Telegrams from McCook describe Ballentine missing a grip and being run over by a passing locomotive, with his chin cut and leg crushed. He died at 5 45 PM with his wife notified and medical care already in progress.
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Brush Electric Light Company
New York
Nue
Lincoln Journal
D. C. Ballentine
McCook
George
McCoox
G. W. Ballentine
Benkelman Station
D.C
Ballentine
A. Caampbill
George W. Ballentine
Dave
A. Campball
Stockton
Frontier County
Denver
Benkelman
Mcc
John H. Woods & Co
Chicago
Wester
Nebraska
Train Robbery at Grenada Colorado Report
Full particulars describe a west bound train stopped by two armed men who forced the engine to move beyond town. Fifteen robbers seized the train, firing only at Conductor Dees. Sheriff and deputy aboard drew revolvers saving passengers. Express car held $5,500. safe with $10,000 untouched. Citizens’ posse pursues the robbers.
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Dees
Raton
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